Tonnerre Patrimoine
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Hotel Coeurderoy
Built during the 16th century, it originally consisted of a single building along rue de Rougemont, with a sloping garden leading to rue Pasteur.
The hotel owes its name to the family of its last owners. Mme Coeurderoy wished to bequeath her building and all its possessions to the town of Tonnerre, on condition that it be used as a library and museum. She was the mother of political dissident Ernest Coeurderoy, who was forced into exile in 1850 for his socialist ideas. He committed suicide in the canton of Geneva at the age of 37 in 1862.
Presentation and history of Tonnerre
Tonnerre first appeared in Roman times as Tornodurum, meaning "fortress". For the Lingons, it was the capital of the Pagus tornodorensis. Here, in the Armançon valley, the County of Tonnerre was created, and served as a crossing point between Paris and Dijon, at a time when the King of France had designs on the Duchy of Burgundy. [read more]
Tonnerre Town Hall
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